The phrase "achieving self-sufficiency" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the process of becoming independent or capable of meeting one's own needs without external assistance.
Example: "The community focused on achieving self-sufficiency by developing local resources and skills."
Alternatives: "attaining independence" or "gaining self-reliance."
The state's own files show that the residents include severe schizophrenics, manic-depressives and others who have no hope of achieving self-sufficiency.
Major British investments in Al-Miskar field in the mid-1990s contoibuTunisiaTunisia's achieving self-sufficiency in natural gas production.
"Individuals should use the five-year milestone as an important opportunity to reassess their lives and their progress toward achieving self-sufficiency," Jason A. Turner, the city's welfare commissioner, recently told a City Council committee as he announced more welfare-to-work programs.
Argentina embarked on an ambitious process of import substitution that aimed at achieving self-sufficiency, especially in activities deemed strategic, such as oil and steel.
Bangladesh has made a remarkable progress in the last three decades achieving self-sufficiency in food grains production due to substantial intensification of cropping, practicing high yield crop varieties, and expansion of irrigated areas and increased use of chemical fertilizers.
Fourth, some countries in Southeast Asia have tried to run their own institutions for faculty development [ 18] but a lack of funding and experience are major constraints in achieving self-sufficiency.
It is one of the few Arab countries that has the potential to achieve self-sufficiency in food production.
Mr. Farr simply declares that to achieve self-sufficiency, you will need $1 million, figuring that it will generate about $50,000 a year in income.
In a letter to the parish pastors, the archdiocese asked them to submit a business plan by April 24 showing how the schools might achieve self-sufficiency.
It is "one of several critical building blocks that will enable us to achieve self-sufficiency," said George Warrington, the railroad president.
Mr. Boucot says that Camden has a significant homeless problem, and he likes Project Hope because it tries to help people achieve self-sufficiency.
